Tool for applying rail anchors



Feb. 11, 1930. B, HEPHERD 1,746,288

TOOL FOR APPLYING RAIL ANCHORS Filed Dec. 7, 1927 Patented Feb. 11, 1930UNITED STATES CHARLES B. SHEPHERD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BYMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

PATENT; OFFICE THE P 8!; M COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATIONOF ILLINOIS TOOL FOR APPLYING RAIL ANCHORS Application filed December 7,1927. Serial No. 238,343.

less the workmanis quite experienced and careful in the application ofrail anchors, they are often stretched out of shape or otherwise injuredin their application with such tools so that they frequently becomeineffective for their purposes.

It is the object of the present. invention to provide a toolparticularly designed to apply rail anchors of varying types andconstructionto railwaytracks in a manner that, when a proper amount ofpressure is exerted upon an anchor at the necessary points thereof, itwill be moved in position on the rail without overdriving the anchor inposition or resulting in stretching of its parts beyond their elasticlimits.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide ananchor-applying tool of the type above described, which is extremelysimple in construction, having a minimum of a parts, and economical toproduce.

The invention also resides in sundry details of construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forthand pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawingswhich show the preferred embodiment of the inventionas atpresent devised Figure 1 shows the tool of the invention in sideelevation and its relation with respect to railway tracks, and a railanchor prior to application of the anchor to the rail.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showingthe position of thetool in one stage of the anchor-applying operation.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2, but illustrates the toolafter the anchor has been fully applied upon the rail; and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2, but.

showing the tool applying an anchor of different construction.

Referring in detail to the drawings, A rep resents an anchor of thespring tension type applicable to the base flange of a rail R. In orderto attach the anchor in position on the rail, a force must be exertedthereupon, as is necessary with all anchorsof similar construction, inorder that the anchor may firmly grip the rail. The anchors are ofvarying construction and design, but, for the'most part, all comprise atension grippingjaw j and a finger or lip f, and, in some instances, areformed with a depending loop Z, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

The tool T of the present invention comprises an elongated lever orhandle 10 having a pair of spaced lateral projections 11 and 12 at itslower end portion. These projections extend in substantially the samedirection, the lower projection 11 being of greater length than theprojectionlQ, and are spaced apart a distance corresponding to thedistance between the points and y on the am chor A. a

The tool T is provided with a support or hanger 13 pivotally connectedat one end to the projection 12, as at 14. This support or hanger 13consists of an elongated arm formed at its outer endwith a hook or loop15, which, when in use, extends across the ball of the rail R, with itsouter extremity 16 engaging the underside of the ball of the rail on theside of the rail opposite the handle 10. The arm of the hanger 13 is ofsuch length that when it has been applied in the position shown in thedrawings, the projection 12 will lie opposite the point 00 of theanchor.

When the anchor and tool are placed in position on the rail, as shown inFigure 1, a downward swinging movement on the bandle 10 brings the faceI) of the projection 12 i into engagement with the point 00 of the an-.chor and forces the same with a transverse sliding movement on the baseflange of the rail. This downward swinging movement of the handle willcontinue to slide the jaw j on the base rail until such movement hasbeen stopped by the edge e of the rail flange abutting the stop 8 on theanchor, or by the point 17 of the arm 13 coming into contact with theball of the rail at'18, either of which will arrest the swingingmovement of the tool at the fulcrum point 16, but will permit the toolto fulcrum about the point 14 by the continuance of the swingingmovement of the handle 10. This continued movement brings the face 0 ofthe projection 11 into contact with the loop I, preferably at a pointy,which forces the finger f of the anchor over the edge 9 of the baseflange of the rail R.

When an anchor of the type shown in Figure 4 is being applied by thetool, the applying movement of the tool is arrested by contact of thearm 13 at the point 17 with the ball of the rail at the point 18.

While one embodiment of the tool is shown, it is of course understoodthat various modifications may be made which fall within the scope ofthe appended claims, without departin from the spirit of the invention.

at is claimed is:

1. A tool for applying anchors to traction rails comprising a lever-likemember having a handle at one end and a pair of lateral projections atthe other end portion, said projections being spaced from each other andof unequal lengths to successively engage the surface of an anchorinitially positioned on a rail, an arm pivotally connected to the shankat a point near said projections, said arm having a hook-like endadapted to extend over the ball of the rail and having an inturnedextremity adapted to engage the under surface of said ball.

2. A tool for applying anchors to traction rails comprising a shankhaving a handle at one end portion and a pair of spaced lateralprojections at the other end portion to successively engage surfaces ofan anchor on the rail, an arm pivotally connected to said shank andhaving a hook-like end adapted to en-' gage about the ball of the rail.

3. A tool for applying anchors to traction rails comprising a shankhaving a handle at its upper end and lateral projections on the lowerend spaced along its length, an arm pivotally connected to said shank atan intermediate point thereof and having a down wardly directed hook-endadapted to extend over and around the ball of a rail, said hookendhaving an inwardly extending extremity adapted to engage the under faceof said ball of the rail whereby a bearing for said tool is provided,said arm being of such length that the lateral projections may engage aportion of the anchor and being so shaped that the body of the arm ismaintained out of contact with the rail during part of theanchor-applying. movement of the tool.

4. A tool for applying anchors to traction rails comprising a shankhaving a handle at its upper end and an anchor-engaging portion at itslower end, an arm pivotally connected to said shank at a point adjacentthe anchor engaging ortion thereof, said arm having a downwar lydirected hook-end adated to extend over and around the ball a a rail andhaving aninwardly extending extremity adapted to engage the under faceof said ball of the rail, whereby a bearing for said tool is provided,said arm being so shaped that the body of the arm is maintained out ofcontact with the rail during a part of an anchorapplying movement of thetool, whereby the tool will fulcrum about the ball-engaging extremity ofthe armand about said arm-connecting pivot during a continued applyingmovement of said tool.

5. A tool for applying anchors to traction rails comprising a shankhaving a handle at its upper end and lateral projections spaced alongthe lower end thereof, the lowermost of said projections being thelonger, an arm pivotally connected to said shank at a point adjacent theuppermost of said projections, said arm having a downwardly directedhook-end adapted to extend over and around the ball of a rail and havingan inwardly extending extremity adapted to engage the under face of saidball of the rail whereby a bearing for said tool is provided, said armbeing of such length that the lateral projections may engage a portionof the anchor and being so shaped that the body of the arm is maintainedoutof contact with the rail during the first part of the anchor-applyingmovement of the tool, whereby the tool will fulcrum about theball-engaging extremity of the arm, and about said arm-connecting pivotduring a continued applying movement of said tool.

6. A tool for applying anchors including a gripping jaw and a dependingloop to traction rails comprising a lever-like member having a handle atone end thereof, a pair of projections adjacent the other end portion toengage said jaw and loop respectively, and means to engage the ball. ofthe rail.

7. A tool for applying anchors to traction rails comprising a lever-likemember having a handle at one end and a pair of lateral projections atthe other end portion, said projections being spaced from each other andadapted to successively engage the surface of an anchor initiallypositioned on a rail, an arm pivotally connected to the shank at a pointnear said projections, said arm having a hook-like end adapted to extendover the ball of the rail and having an inturned extremity adapted toengage the under surface of said ball.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixcd my signature to this specification.

CHARLES B. SHEPHERD.

